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Borehole completion data package for well 199-N-81 (open access)

Borehole completion data package for well 199-N-81

Well 199-N-81 was drilled in 1993 as a RCRA groundwater monitoring for the 1324-N network. The well is completed at the top of the uppermost aquifer, in the Ringold Formation. This data package includes information on drilling, construction, development, and aquifer testing. Copies of forms, notes, and diagrams completed in the field comprise the bulk of this document. Few interpretations are included. Lithologic contacts were picked by the site geologist. An attempt was made to interpret aquifer test data.
Date: May 5, 1994
Creator: Hartman, M. J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Multi-unit inertial fusion plants based on HYLIFE-II, with shared heavy-ion RIA driver and target factory, producing electricity and hydrogen fuel (open access)

Multi-unit inertial fusion plants based on HYLIFE-II, with shared heavy-ion RIA driver and target factory, producing electricity and hydrogen fuel

Following is a modification of the IFEFUEL systems code, called IFEFUEL2, to treat specifically the HYLIFE-II target chamber concept. The same improved Recirculating Induction Accelerator (RIA) energy scaling model developed recently by Bieri is used in this survey of the economics of multi-unit IFE plants producing both electricity and hydrogen fuel. Reference cases will assume conventional HI-indirect target gains for a 2 mm spot, and improved HYLIFE-II BoP models as per Hoffman. Credits for improved plant availability and lower operating costs due to HYLIFE-II`s 30-yr target chamber lifetime are included, as well as unit cost reductions suggested by Delene to credit greater {open_quotes}learning curve{close_quotes} benefits for the duplicated portions of a multi-unit plant. To illustrate the potential impact of more advanced assumptions, additional {open_quotes}advanced{close_quotes} cases will consider the possible benefits of an MHD + Steam BoP, where direct MHD conversion of plasma from baseball-size LiH target blanket shells is assumed to be possible in a new (as yet undesigned) liquid Flibe-walled target chamber, together and separately, with advanced, higher-gain heavy-ion targets with Fast Ignitors. These runs may help decide the course of a possible future {open_quotes}HYLIFE-III{close_quotes} IFE study. Beam switchyard and final focusing system costs per target chamber are assumed …
Date: May 5, 1994
Creator: Logan, G.; Moir, R. & Hoffman, M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-43 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-43

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, John Cornyn, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Permissible investments of Teacher Retirement System and related questions (RQ-1174)
Date: May 5, 1999
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-44 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-44

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, John Cornyn, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether, under the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure under article 11.07, section 3(b), the prosecuting attorney and court clerk may agree to substitute another method of service for service by certified mail, return receipt requested (RQ-1227)
Date: May 5, 1999
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Measurements of DT and DD neutron yields by neutron activation on TFTR (open access)

Measurements of DT and DD neutron yields by neutron activation on TFTR

A variety of elemental foils have been activated by neutron fluence from TFTR under conditions with the DT neutron yield per shot ranging from 10{sup 12} to over 10{sup 18}, and with the DT/(DD+DT) neutron ratio varying from 0.5% (from triton burnup) to unity. Linear response over this large dynamic range is obtained by reducing the mass of the foils and increasing the cooling time, all while accepting greatly improved counting statistics. Effects on background gamma-ray lines from foil-capsule-material contaminants. and the resulting lower limits on activation foil mass, have been determined. DT neutron yields from dosimetry standard reactions on aluminum, chromium, iron, nickel, zirconium, and indium are in agreement within the {plus_minus}9% (one-sigma,) accuracy of the measurements: also agreeing are yields from silicon foils using the ACTL library cross-section. While the ENDF/B-V library has too low a cross-section. Preliminary results from a variety of other threshold reactions are presented. Use of the {sup 115}In(n,n) {sup 115m}In reaction (0.42 times as sensitive to DT neutrons as DD neutrons) in conjunction with pure-DT reactions allows a determination of the DT/(DD+DT) ratio in trace tritium or low-power tritium beam experiments.
Date: May 5, 1994
Creator: Barnes, C. W.; Larson, A. R.; LeMunyan, G. & Loughlin, M. J.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Status of {alpha}{sub s} measurements (open access)

Status of {alpha}{sub s} measurements

I review the current determinations of {alpha}{sub s}. Attention is given to the theoretical uncertainties inherent in most determinations. all current determinations are consistent with an average of {alpha}{sub s}(M{sub Z}) = 0.119{plus_minus}0.005. Prospects for reduction of the errors in the future are discussed.
Date: May 5, 1993
Creator: Hinchliffe, I.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Radiative divertor modeling studies (open access)

Radiative divertor modeling studies

A two-dimensional fluid code called UEDGE is used to simulate the edge plasma in tokamak divertors and to evaluate methods for reducing the heat load on divertor plates by radiating some of the power before it reaches the plates. UEDGE is a fully-implicit code being developed jointly by us, D. A. Knoll and R. B. Campbell. For these studies, UEDGE uses a banded matrix solver and a fixed-fraction impurity model. Work is presently underway with Knoll and Campbell to include a memory-efficient iterative solver and a model of impurity transport. Simulations of the proposed TPX device show that a few percent nitrogen concentration in the scrape-off layer can radiate up to 80% of the divertor power, thus reducing the peak heat flux and electron temperature at the divertor plate to acceptable values. A comparison of the neutral gas distribution from UEDGE with results from the DEGAS Monte Carlo neutrals code confirms the validity of our fluid neutrals model.
Date: May 5, 1993
Creator: Rensink, M. E.; Allen, S. L.; Hill, D. N.; Kaiser, T. B. & Rognlien, T. D.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recent developments on ECR sources at LBL (open access)

Recent developments on ECR sources at LBL

After a number of refinements, the stability and ease of tuning of the LBL AECR ion source are greatly improved. Several nuclear science experiments have now used cyclotron ion beams injected by the AECR ion source and have taken advantage of its good short and long term-stability and high performance. Refinements include installation of a dc filament power supply for the electron gun, improved gas flow control.and temperature stabilization of parts of the microwave transmission network. Measurements of the mean plasma potential and plasma potential difference were made on the AECR and the LBL ECR sources. The absolute. mean potentials of plasmas of oxygen, argon, and argon mixed with oxygen in the AECR have been determined. These plasma potentials are positive with respect to the plasma wall and are on the order of a few tens of volts for microwave power up to 600 W and normal operating gas flow. Electrons injected by an electron gun into the AECR plasma reduce the plasma potentials. Beam energy spreads of oxygen, argon and argon mixed with oxygen have also been measured. Measurement of the plasma potential difference between the first and the second stage of the LBL ECR ion source shows that …
Date: May 5, 1993
Creator: Xie, Z. Q. & Lyneis, C. M.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Measurement of source tube radial position in cast EMC testbeam module (open access)

Measurement of source tube radial position in cast EMC testbeam module

Using a {sup 137}Cs source we have determined the position of two of the source tubes embedded in the Pb absorber in the cast EMC module used in the Fermilab test beam. Two scintillator tiles placed in the gaps on both sides of an absorber containing a source tube were readout into independent phototubes. The difference in scintillator response was measured in two towers at two different source tube layers. We find the source tube to be displaced towards the (radial) front of the EMC by about 1.6 mm in both measurements. Work is proceeding now to check other source tubes in other locations.
Date: May 5, 1993
Creator: Jankowski, D. J. & Stanek, R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
New techniques in 3D scalar and vector field visualization (open access)

New techniques in 3D scalar and vector field visualization

At Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) we have recently developed several techniques for volume visualization of scalar and vector fields, all of which use back-to-front compositing. The first renders volume density clouds by compositing polyhedral volume cells or their faces. The second is a ``splatting`` scheme which composites textures used to reconstruct the scalar or vector fields. One version calculates the necessary texture values in software, and another takes advantage of hardware texture mapping. The next technique renders contour surface polygons using semi-transparent textures, which adjust appropriately when the surfaces deform in a flow, or change topology. The final one renders the ``flow volume`` of smoke or dye tracer swept out by a fluid flowing through a small generating polygon. All of these techniques are applied to a climate model data set, to visualize cloud density and wind velocity.
Date: May 5, 1993
Creator: Max, N.; Crawfis, R. & Becker, B.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Proposed Amendment on Uniform Disciplinary Policies (open access)

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Proposed Amendment on Uniform Disciplinary Policies

This report discusses the arguments for and against the amendments adoption and analyzes the legal implications of the proposed amendment.
Date: May 5, 1998
Creator: Jones, Nancy Lee
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Health Care Reform : The Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (open access)

Health Care Reform : The Federal Employees Health Benefits Program

This report provides a brief overview of FEHBP under current law and brief descriptions of proposed changes to the existing program included in various bills introduced in the 103rd Congress.
Date: May 5, 1994
Creator: Franco, Celinda
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Research: A Primer on the Department of Defense’s Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Program (open access)

Defense Research: A Primer on the Department of Defense’s Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Program

This report describes the basic elements and issues of the Department of Defense's (DOD) Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Program. It defines basic activities supported by the program, presents budget trends, discusses the management of program, and describes the infrastructure in which the program is implemented. This report is for staff new to the area of defense research and for senior staff interested in historical trends.
Date: May 5, 1998
Creator: Moteff, John D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Proposed Tobacco Settlement: Effects on Prices, Smoking Behavior, and Income Distribution (open access)

The Proposed Tobacco Settlement: Effects on Prices, Smoking Behavior, and Income Distribution

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Date: May 5, 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Spent nuclear fuel discharges from US reactors 1992 (open access)

Spent nuclear fuel discharges from US reactors 1992

This report provides current statistical data on every fuel assembly irradiated in commercial nuclear reactors operating in the United States. It also provides data on the current inventories and storage capacities of those reactors to a wide audience, including Congress, Federal and State agencies, the nuclear and electric industries and the general public. It uses data from the mandatory, ``Nuclear Fuel Data`` survey, Form RW-859 for 1992 and historical data collected by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) on previous Form RW-859 surveys. The report was prepared by the EIA under a Memorandum of Understanding with the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management.
Date: May 5, 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The follow-up inspection of selected aspects of the Department of Energy`s administration of post retirement health benefits (open access)

The follow-up inspection of selected aspects of the Department of Energy`s administration of post retirement health benefits

In a September 1990 report entitled, ``General Management Inspection of the San Francisco Operations Office,`` we made recommendations to Departmental officials regarding the administration of M&O contractor post retirement health benefits. The majority of these recommendations were directed to the administration of benefits paid by one M&O contractor, the University of California. The purpose of this inspection was to determine what actions Departmental officials have taken in response to the recommendations made in our September 1990 report.
Date: May 5, 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
327 legacy waste processing plan (open access)

327 legacy waste processing plan

The B and W Hanford Company`s (BWHC) 327 Facility [Postirradiation Testing Laboratory (PTL)] houses 10 hot cells in which a variety of postirradiation examinations have been performed since its construction in the mid 1950s. Over the years, the waste that was generated in these cells has been collected in one gallon buckets. These buckets are essentially one gallon cylindrical cans made of thin wall stainless steel with welded bottoms and slip fit lids. They contain assorted compactable waste (i.e., Wipe-Alls, Q-tips, towels, etc.) as well as non-compactable waste (i.e., small tools, pieces of metal tubing, etc.). There is a FY-98 BWHC Performance Agreement (PA) milestone in place to package 200 of these buckets in drums and ship them from the 327 facility to the Central Waste Complex (CWC) by September 30, 1998.
Date: May 5, 1998
Creator: Henderson, J. F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Human Factors evaluation of LCS 254 and 255 (open access)

Human Factors evaluation of LCS 254 and 255

This report includes the results of the Human Factors evaluation of the local control stations (LCS) 254 and 255 performed by Savannah River Technology Center (SRTC) Human Factors. Recommendations are included in order that the panel designs will be upgraded to comply with human engineering design guidelines. Figures 1 and 2 are included as examples of recommended changes. Also, consideration was given to including the proposed engineering changes which are currently on-going for LCS 255. Appendix A identifies the human engineering requirements from NUREG-0700 which were used in the evaluation process, and the areas of the design which do not comply with the guidelines. Those areas of the panel design which fail to comply with the human engineering guidelines are label location, label content, location aids, panel layout, and control display integration. Each of these design deficiencies and proposed corrections are described in this report.
Date: May 5, 1993
Creator: Goffe, L. & Held, J. E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Seasonal study of carbon dioxide in the southern extreme of the pacific sector, Antarctic Ocean. Progress report (open access)

Seasonal study of carbon dioxide in the southern extreme of the pacific sector, Antarctic Ocean. Progress report

This report describes the progress made during the six-month period between December 1, 1993, when this grant was awarded, and May 1, 1994. The major aim of this investigation is to measure the distribution of the total CO{sub 2} concentration and pCO{sub 2} in seawater in the Pacific sector of the extreme Southern Ocean as far south as 78{degrees}S. The areas investigated include the continental shelf areas in the Ross, Amundsen and Bellingshausen Seas ad the off-shore deep water areas as far north as 67{degrees}S. The measurements were made aboard the R/VIB Nathaniel B. Palmer between February 14, 1994 and April 5, 1994, and the preliminary results are briefly described in this report. This expedition constitutes the first of a pair expeditions. The first is designed investigate oceanic CO{sub 2} sink/source conditions during the austral summer The second expedition, which is designed for the following winter, has been scheduled for September, 1994.
Date: May 5, 1994
Creator: Takahashi, Taro; Goddard, J. G.; Rubin, S. I. & Breger, D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 141, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1994 (open access)

The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 141, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1994

Semi-weekly newspaper from Bastrop, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 5, 1994
Creator: McAuley, Davis
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notes pertaining to conversation with lawsuit against lawyer] (open access)

[Notes pertaining to conversation with lawsuit against lawyer]

Typed notes from conversation with M. William Nelson, lawyer and defendant in case.
Date: May 5, 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: S. AGS Smoking] captions transcript

[News Clip: S. AGS Smoking]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, of an unidentified man speaking to press about an unidentified industry discussing money. This story aired at 5:00 P.M.
Date: May 5, 1997, 5:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Traffic] captions transcript

[News Clip: Traffic]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story by reporter Debra Damiano about a new computer system to manage traffic, Intelligent Transportation System, which allows people to see reasons for traffic backup on signs along the highway. The story aired at 6pm.
Date: May 5, 1997
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Dallas Council] captions transcript

[News Clip: Dallas Council]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story by reporter Calvin Hughes about Dallas city hall's discussion of creating a larger sports arena. Louis Fenkelman, whom is not in support of the larger sports arena, replaces previous council member Paul Fieldings. This story aired at 6:00 P.M.
Date: May 5, 1997
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library